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Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 7 5800X


Description
The i9-12900K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 5800X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-12900K gets a score of 1131.6 k points while the 5800X gets 558.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900K is 2 times faster than the 5800X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a20f10
Core
Alder Lake
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
AM4
Cores/Threads
16/24
8/16
TDP
241 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
32768 kB
Date
November 2021
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
109.05k points
89.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
1131.59k points
558.42k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-12900K
5800X
Test#1 (Integers)
47.92k
24.14k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
30.1k
26.3k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.65k
12.09k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.38k
26.54k (x1.73)
TOTAL
109.05k
89.07k (x0.82)

Multithread

i9-12900K

5800X
Test#1 (Integers)
502.11k
183.54k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
414.67k
237.27k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
192.52k
107.95k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.3k
29.66k (x1.33)
TOTAL
1131.59k
558.42k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i9-12900K
5800X
Test#1 (Integers)
2083 points/W
1748 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1721 points/W
2260 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
799 points/W
1028 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
282 points/W
TOTAL
4695 points/W
5318 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900K
5800X
Test#1 (Integers)
9216 points/GHz
5137 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5789 points/GHz
5596 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3009 points/GHz
2571 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2957 points/GHz
5646 points/GHz
TOTAL
20971 points/GHz
18951 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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